The Chiefs are expected to blitz Hurts. They also have dominant defensive tackle Chris Jones — and quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.
FOX Sports' RJ Young details Jalen Hurts' journey from college to the NFL, where the Eagles QB is set to lead his team against the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.
In an era where AI is more present than ever, this is its prediction on who will take home Super Bowl LIX between Patrick Mahomes' Kansas City Chiefs and Jalen Hurts' Philadelphia Eagles.
Hurts largely succeeded against the blitz on the NFC side of the playoff bracket. But the Los Angeles Rams, who sacked Hurts seven times in Philadelphia’s 28-22 win in the divisional round, gave the Eagles quarterback considerable trouble. Oftentimes it appeared his checkdown options were ill-placed or covered up entirely.
With the matchup set, two-time regular-season MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes sits atop the oddsboard. Currently, Mahomes' Chiefs are slight favorites to win the Super Bowl, according to the odds .
Timing is everything and Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow and Jared Goff all have the same problem: Bad timing. They played when Patrick Mahomes did.
Those who believe in the Eagles are mostly taking them on the money line. Chiefs backers are mostly taking what is generally a 1 1/2-point line.
Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy and the BCS national championship as Auburn ’s quarterback in the 2010 season. In the NFL in 2015, Newton won the league’s Most Valuable Award, but he and the Carolina Panthers lost to the Denver Broncos 24-10 in Super Bowl 50.
He will try to become the fourth quarterback to win the NFL’s ultimate prize as a starting quarterback after losing his first Super Bowl start.